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Chicago, IL — Nov 5, 2013 Verizon features Laurence Hayward of Cornerstone Angels on accessing growth capital. The free webinar on November 5th, 1pm (CST), is 45 minutes and will cover the following topics: Your best funding options based on … Continue reading →

DETROIT, Oct. 22, 2013 – Cornerstone Angels and COP portfolio company Boostup.com (formerly Motozuma) recently secured a $1 million round of funding, led by Detroit Venture Partners (DVP).  Other investors include Cornerstone Angels (COP), angel investor Patrick Sullivan, and IncWell. As part of IncWell’s investment, Tom LaSorda, … Continue reading →

Chicago, IL — Oct 21, 2013 On October 21, Hayward held office hours at 1871 serving as a volunteer mentor for Impact Engine, an accelerator comprised of companies developing innovative ideas that address today’s societal and environmental challenges.

Cornerstone Angels Founder and Managing Director, Michael Gruber, recently gave an interview to Fundology.com regarding – Cornerstone Angels as well as angel investing in general. You can find the video interview at the following link – Gruber Interview About Fundology … Continue reading →

Houston, TX — Sep 12, 2013 Cornerstone Angels Director Larry Hayward participated as a Speaker/Panelist at Rice University’s 11th Annual Energy & Clean Tech Venture Forum in Houston. The purpose of the Venture Forum is to showcase early-stage technology companies. … Continue reading →

Chicago, IL — July 29, 2013 Cornerstone Angels Director Larry Hayward will be speaking at Efactor’s Angel Investing Keynote Panel to be held in downtown Chicago on August 21. Larry will be among a group of Angel Investors and CEOs/Founders who … Continue reading →

Chicago, IL — June 5, 2013 — Cornerstone Angels Director Larry Hayward has recently been elected to the Board of Directors for EcoMyths Alliance. EcoMyths Alliance is a not for profit organization whose mission is to make it easy and … Continue reading →

Cornerstone Opportunity Partners, LLC an early stage investment fund affiliated with Cornerstone Angels leads $2mm Series A funding round for Madison, Wisconsin based restaurant order management platform company EatStreet. See press release at the following link. Press Release

Chicago, IL — February 5, 2013 — Cornerstone Angels Director Larry Hayward was quoted in a recent article in Forbes about investing in the social sector and supporting impact entrepreneurs. The article titled “Social Enterprise: The Investor’s Final Frontier” was … Continue reading →

GALESBURG, IL – December 17, 2012 – Glen Barton, Retired Chairman/CEO of Caterpillar, has joined Intellihot’s Board of Directors. Intellihot, which manufactures energy-efficient tankless water heating systems and boilers for residential and commercial applications is a portfolio company of Cornerstone … Continue reading →